MSHTV Camp: Class of 2028 Backcourt Standouts (Pt. 1)

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Indianapolis, IN — The class of 2028 is now in their final year of middle school and the MSHTV Camp is always a great opportunity to evaluate some of the best middle schoolers in the country before they hit high school. The talent from this years camps from the class of 2028 was super strong which is why we will break our coverage into multiple parts. The first part of our coverage is below featuring some of the top backcourt prospects we saw from the class of 2028...</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Amyas Hall-Chiari","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"Class of 2028","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"6'2u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"45","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"Expressions Elite","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"u003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400u0022u003eAmyas Hall-Chiari had a strong weekend in Indianapolis, IN at the 2023 MSHTV Camp while being a stat sheet stuffer. 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